2023 Merit Poker Western Series

$2,200 Warmup
Day: 2
Event Info

2023 Merit Poker Western Series

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
a5
Prize
$181,200
Event Info
Buy-in
$2,200
Prize Pool
$962,320
Entries
523
Level Info
Level
36
Blinds
400,000 / 800,000
Ante
800,000
Players Info - Day 2
Entries
523
Players Left
102

Paul Browne Leads 185 Survivors into Day 2 of the Warm Up

Paul Browne
Paul Browne

After four starting flights, the entire field in the Merit Poker Western Series $2,200 Warm Up will join together into one room when Day 2 begins at 12:30 p.m. local time.

Paul Browne leads the way, having amassed a massive stack of 635,500 on Day 1a. He's followed closely by the likes of Arie Kliper (475,000), Bartlomiej Swieboda (463,000), Vasili Firsau (385,000), Uri Reichenstein (355,000), and Gabi Livshitz (351,000).

Top 10 chip counts

RankPlayerCountryChip CountBig Blinds
1Paul BrowneUnited Kingdom635,500254
2Ryan MandaraUnited Kingdom621,000248
3Ermanno Di NicolaItaly583,000233
4Valentin Tsoy 545,000218
5Aibek KozhomzharovKyrgyzstan535,000214
6Arie KliperIsrael475,000190
7Bartlomiej SwiebodaPoland463,000185
8Roelof PeppingNetherlands461,000184
9La SengphetUnited States442,000177
10Simeon SpasovBulgaria417,000167

Further down the leaderboard are Maxime Chilaud (279,500), Nikolay Fal (210,500), Ran Koller (155,500), and Michael Lech (141,500). They'll each have an eye on capturing a portion of the $500,000 guaranteed prize pool as the field inches toward the money bubble today.

The field currently stands at 380 total entries, with 185 players remaining. Late registration is open through the end of Level 12, which should come around 5 p.m. Players are allowed unlimited reentries, so the field should grow considerably before the prize pool is confirmed.

Blinds pick up on Level 9 at 1,000-2,500 and a 2,500 big blind ante. Levels again will be 60 minutes long, with a 10-minute break after every two levels.

The money bubble awaits the surviving players, and PokerNews will be on hand to capture all the action throughout the day at the Merit Crystal Cove Hotel and Casino.

Tags: Arie KliperBartlomiej SwiebodaGabi LivshitzMaxime ChilaudMichael LechNikolay FalPaul BrowneRan KollerUri ReichensteinVasili Firsau